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OZONE,ITS DEPLETION AND CAUSES OF OZONE LAYER DEPLETION

by Meena Pandey | 16-09-2019 19:40 recommendations 0


 Climate change as a result of global warming is one of the most serious global environmental problems, as it is a potential threat to our biosphere with huge social, environmental, and economic consequences, and as Lenzen et al. (2002) claims it is also linked to the problem of the inequity between industrialized and developing countries as the wealthy 20% of the world¡¯s population causes about three quarters of global greenhouse gas emissions. It will have implications in food and water supplies, energy production and use, ecosystem and species survival, human health, and social and political stability (Paterson, 1996)

 

Ozone Contribute a small percentage of about 0.00006% of total air volume, found in upper atmosphere and it is not uniformly distributed.  Mostly concentrates on 30-60 km from earth surface called ozonosphere. O3 is an efficient absorber of ultraviolet radiation and help to protect the biosphere.

There is a maximum concentration of ozone, a vital gas, between 30 and 60 km above the surface of the earth. The formation of ozone takes place in the upper stratosphere when an oxygen molecule is broken into two atoms by UV radiation and that free unstable atoms combine with oxygen molecules to form ozone. However, the emission of nitrogen oxide causes deterioration of ozone layer with the resultant serious damage to flora and fauna.  Here, temperature increases with height at the rate of 5oC/km. Because of the preponderance of chemical process, this layer is also called chemosphere.

Anthropogenic emissions of ozone-depleting gases lead to marked changes in surface climate, through the radiative and dynamical effects of the Antarctic Anthropogenic emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases have driven and will continue to drive widespread climate change at the Earth's surface. But surface climate change is not limited to the effects of increasing atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations ozone hole. The stratospheric ozone is being destroyed by a group of manufactured chemical . These chemicals are also called Ozone depleting Substances(ODS).ODS are very stable ,non-toxic and environmentally safe in the lower atmosphere. Their stability allows them to float up, intact to the atmosphere  .Once there, they are broken apart by the intense ultra-violet light. They demolish ozone at an alarming rate. A single molecule can break thousands molecule of ozone. The main ODS are CFCs, which is responsible for 80% stratospheric ozone layer depletion. CFCs are used as a coolant in refrigerators, fridges and air conditioners in buildings. It is also found in industrial solvents, dry cleaning agents and hospital sterilants. Halons are used in some fire extinguishers which cause greater damage to the ozone layer than CFCs from automobile and air conditioners, Methyl chloroforms are mainly used in industry for vapor decreasing , some aerosols, cold cleaning ,adhesives and cleaning processes. HCFCs are become major ¡°transitional¡± for CFCs.
Basal and squamous cell carcinomas, malignant melanoma, cortical cataracts are the major diseases followed by skin cancer, macula degeneration, sterility, genetic disorders and many more.
   ITS TIME TO SAVE OZONE.LET¡¯S MAKE OZONE DAY MORE WORTH BY INITITATION OF VARIOUS SORTS OF ACTS TO CONSERVE AND PROMOTE IT.

 

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15 Comments

  • Bindu Dhakal says :
    Hello Meena didi,
    Hope you are doing great,
    Thank you so much for your informative report,
    Keep writing,
    Green Cheers,
    Bindu

    Posted 18-07-2021 21:18

  • Hema Sapkota says :
    Hello meena
    I hope you are doing well!
    Nice report
    Keep writing
    Thank you so much for this report!

    Looking forward to reading some more reports.
    Green cheers!

    Best regards
    Hema
    Posted 19-03-2020 11:41

  • Ishma Gurung says :
    Greetings meena
    I hope you are doing well

    Thank you so much for this great report
    I hope to read more from you!

    Green cheers
    Regards
    Ishma
    Posted 17-03-2020 12:29

  • Susmita Horticulturist says :
    Hello meena
    I hope you are doing well.

    Thank you so much for this report.
    Green cheers
    Regards
    Sus
    Posted 07-03-2020 18:49

  • Horticulturist Susmita says :
    Hello meena
    I hope you are doing well

    Thank you so much for this report.
    Regards
    Sus
    Posted 01-03-2020 01:47

  • Meena Pandey says :
    Thank you Prakriti!!
    Posted 08-10-2019 00:42

Prakriti  Ghimire

  • Prakriti Ghimire says :
    Thanks for such an wonderful piece of writing.
    Keep writing and shining.
    Posted 02-10-2019 14:17

  • Meena Pandey says :
    Thank you Preeti.
    Posted 20-09-2019 23:52

  • Preeti Karki says :
    Hello didi :)
    Thank you very much for this informative report

    Posted 20-09-2019 20:36

  • Meena Pandey says :
    Thank you Sandhya!!!
    Posted 19-09-2019 02:38

  • Sandhya Adhikari says :
    Hello Meena,
    It seems to be so informative report. Definitely Ozone Layer is on the threat and due to which life is on the threat. So its our prime duty to work for the preserving of Ozone layer and cope up with every environmental issues.
    Good, keep writing such an inspiring report.
    Green Cheers,
    yours,
    Sandhya
    Posted 18-09-2019 22:17

  • Meena Pandey says :
    Thank you Asmita didi.
    Posted 17-09-2019 23:39

  • Asmita Gaire says :
    Greetings meena
    I hope you are fine.
    Together we can, let??s cope up to tackle it!
    Thank you so much sis!
    Green cheers
    Yours
    Asmita Gaire
    Posted 17-09-2019 20:55

  • Meena Pandey says :
    Thank you ALOK DHAKAL.
    Keep inspiring me.
    Posted 17-09-2019 02:56

  • ALOK DHAKAL says :
    It was nice reading your report!
    Keep writing and shining.
    With regards,
    Alok Dhakal
    Nepal
    Posted 17-09-2019 02:29

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